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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: It's My Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on estimation, what percentage of mothers who have children in their teens will be poor for the rest of their lives?
(a) All.
(b) Half.
(c) One quarter.
(d) Three quarters.

2. As Bill states at the end of Chapter 1, what is the primary responsibility of a parent?
(a) To give their children the tools to build a happy and successful life.
(b) To provide their children with the money and resources to build a happy and successful life.
(c) To give their children tools to build a happy, but not necessarily successful life.
(d) To provide their children with the money and resources to build a happy, but not necessarily successful life.

3. What is the thought of saving up for something considered in current times?
(a) Unwise.
(b) Wise.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Old-fashioned.

4. At the time Who's Looking Out for You? was written, what percentage of American children were born out of wedlock?
(a) Ten.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

5. What does Bill state is the hardest part of looking back at bad parents?
(a) Learning to drop the anger and bitterness.
(b) Learning from their mistakes.
(c) Learning to appreciate the positive things.
(d) Learning why they made mistakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bill, what kind of advantage do people of privilege have in finding friends?

2. What suggestion does Bill make in evaluating friends?

3. What does Bill think many people make excuses for?

4. As stated in Chapter 1, what is there a huge gap between in the United States?

5. What does Bill appreciate about his friends?

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